News Archive
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The research project will examine how a gap between inclusion policy and practice affects performance outcomes in the military.
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has long valued diversity in demographic representation across military branches. In recent years, it has funneled more energy, talent and capital into research on diversity and inclusion in the hopes of both positively impacting the experience of service members by creating inclusive climates, and helping the military to fulfill missions more effectively.
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Associate Professor Shinyi Wu is on a mission to minimize the burden of care for Alzheimer’s caregivers in Latino communities by identifying and addressing gaps in health literacy.
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It wasn’t enough for Lucero Noyola to beat the odds by earning her bachelor’s degree.
A former foster youth, Lucero is not only on track to earn her MSW from the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work in spring 2019, but she has also done something even more exceptional: She helped advocate successfully for new legislation and a California state budget item to help other former foster youth access funds to pursue education after high school.
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Clinical Associate Professor David Bringhurst believes that, through evidence-based therapeutic models, military social workers would be equipped to serve not just military-affiliated individuals but their families, too.
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As one of the first nursing alumni of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, Akila Aisner, MSN ’18, will soon become a family nurse practitioner.
A few years ago, he was working at a hospital in Marina Del Rey, California, as a registered nurse (RN). As he developed relationships with his patients, he was often frustrated that he did not have the knowledge base―or professional stature―to treat them within the medical model. He decided to pursue a master’s degree so he could care for his patients in the way he thought they needed.
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Restructuring standard military transitional training and education could be a critical step in curbing rates of homelessness among the U.S. veteran population.
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Clinical placements provide intensive training that helps prepare nurse practitioner students for success in a number of practice settings, from pediatric primary care to urgent care to family practice.
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The Trojan Food Pantry is increasing access for USC students to essential food and hygiene products, as well as connecting eligible students to public benefit programs.
When John Ghadar, a first-year MSW student at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, began working at the Trojan Food Pantry in late August as part of his field placement, he could not have anticipated the impact of this work.
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June Simmons, MSW ’70, was inducted Oct. 27 into the California Social Work Hall of Distinction, a program within the California Social Welfare Archives (CSWA) that ensures the advances and lessons of the profession remain available to future practitioners and researchers.
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LAVC co-chair and attorney Amanda Pertusati is dedicated to connecting veterans with critical services, from legal representation to housing benefits.